Vernonia rubens Wild

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Frequency:	Only know from the type specimen
Status:	Native
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Habitat:	Exposed mountain ridge
Altitude range:	2100 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from the Mafinga Hills, northern Malawi
Malawi distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 113. Wild, H. (1978). New and interesting Vernonia species from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 11(1) Pages 5 - 6. Protologue

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vernonia rubens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vernonia rubens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vernonia rubens
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iNaturalist: Vernonia rubens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vernonia rubens
JSTOR Plant Science: Vernonia rubens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia rubens
Plants of the World Online: Vernonia rubens
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Wikipedia: Vernonia rubens